ByPete DeMola, ReutersJune 22, 2015

Prison inmates Richard Matt, 48, (l.) and David Sweat, 35, are seen in a combination of enhanced pictures released by the New York State Police June 17, 2015, showing how they might look after escaping two weeks ago.

Cadyville, N.Y. — The 2-week-old search for two escaped murderers focused on a rural area about 20 miles away from the upstate New York prison they fled, authorities said on Monday, after evidence reportedly showed the pair had been inside a burglarized cabin.

CNN, citing an unidentified law enforcement source, said the escapees' DNA was found on items in a cabin in Owls Head, New York.

New York State Police said items from the cabin were being tested for DNA, but at a midday news conference, Major Charles Guess would not confirm the DNA of the two convicts had been found.